8The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.


In Context

5 Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

8 The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.

9 He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer.

10 A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

Proverbs 18:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of a whisperer are as dainty, morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.